The CW Network’s New York 2013 Upfront Presentation

A bevy of bright young things made quite an entrance at The CW Network’s New York 2013 Upfront Presentation, hosted at The London Hotel yesterday in New York City. Among the hot list, there are starlets from ‘The Carrie Diaries’ to ‘The Vampire Diaries’ and every TV show in between—and they certainly didn’t keep their sartorial sass under lock and key.

Jaime King: The ‘Hart of Dixie’ star flaunted a bold swish of brushstrokes (and her baby bump) in a Peter Pilotto Fall 2013 satin frock, worn with a Rachel Zoe statement cuff and thick strappy Etro shoes. With its abstract expressionist mood, this was nearly like a Mark Rothko painting put onto a dress. Casual blonde waves and a sweep of sky-blue eye liner completed the artistic look.

Aimee Teegarden: The ‘Star-Crossed’ actress must have gotten the art memo, too, as her romper was a study in watercolour prints. The rush of swirling hues was exhilarating; so too was the pop of neon-blue from the pumps and her coral lippie. I just wish her ‘do had carried the same exuberance, as it seemed to fall flat.

Nina Dobrev: Our favourite TV vamp was obviously still channeling a touch of punk attitude from last week’s Met Gala. The newly single star turned up the volume in a blue body-con dress by Versace that featured a punch of black leather, grommets and metal. Shiny platinum Rupert Sanderson ‘Elba’ heels added a final flourish.

AnnaSophia Robb: The young Carrie Bradshaw gave us a peek (literally) of her big-city style with this Katie Ermilio design that featured no fewer than three of the hottest trends of late: stripes, mismatched patterns and midriff cutouts. With so much happening in her dress, she kept the rest of the styling straightforward with minimal accessories, including a pair of Sorellina butterfly earrings and metallic Casadei pumps. Side-swept pin curls sent this look straight to the ’50s while lavender eye shadow added a youthful, fun edge.

With such a variety of styles, who was your top-dressed starlet of the four?

26 Responses to The CW Network’s New York 2013 Upfront Presentation

I just adore AnnaSophia’s dress. She looks youthful and fun, but still mature and elegant. She might not be the next style icon, but she always looks really good lately. I also appreciate her shorter haircut and lovely tan.

AnnaSophia, all the way. Pretty and poised and fresh. With all the details on the dress, it could have easily overwhelmed her but she pulls it off beautifully. Everything here works for me – the hair and makeup, the dress, the glowing tan. Great look.

Jaimie and AnnaSophia are my faves. Jamie looks really cool and comfortable for being preg…so happy that Peter Pilotto dress was worn! And AnnaSophia looks totally different and grown up… and much more polished than usual. So glam. Katie Ermilio looks so good on red carpet!

Jaime’s look is too clownish for me. I would have loved Aimee’s as a dress, the print is beautiful but I don’t love the romper. Nina is my favorite–she looks great and what a divine color (nitpick: the puckering seams). AnnaSophia’s revealing look is not to my taste–put a real bodice on it and I’d be sold, as I like her styling.

Honestly I get a try-hard vibe from AnnaSophie. It feels like just because she’s playing a iconic role like Carrie, she’s also trying so hard to become a fashionista off camera. and most of the times it isn’t working, her dress would be fine without the huge hole in the middle.